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Lindsay Clancy Trial: Murder Charges, Psychosis Defense

7/30/2026

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Lindsay Clancy is on trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts for the murder of her three children.
Jurors heard a seven-minute emergency call in which husband Patrick Clancy shouted, “She killed the kids!” while the tape showed Lindsay jumping from a second-storey window before the children were found strangled in the basement.
Her defense team will argue that she suffered post-pregnancy psychosis, a condition linked to childbirth stress and hormonal changes.

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Story summary

Lindsay Clancy is on trial in Plymouth, Massachusetts for the murder of her three children.
Jurors heard a seven-minute emergency call in which husband Patrick Clancy shouted, “She killed the kids!” while the tape showed Lindsay jumping from a second-storey window before the children were found strangled in the basement.
Her defense team will argue that she suffered post-pregnancy psychosis, a condition linked to childbirth stress and hormonal changes.